, 1887-11-17

i he Board of Trustees of the Uni
versity of Puget Sound met at the of
flee of Bradshaw d Sachs, Port Town
send, on Wednesday, Nov. I, 1887,
pursuant to call. Present: Hon. W.
G. Squire, President; Allen Weir,
Secretary; Nath. ID. Hill, Treasurer;
Rev. l. Dillon, ID. D.; Hon j. II. Lew-
is, Hon. ID. I. Denny, Hon. c. NJ
Bradshaw and Rev j. n Deuisou.
The meeting WAS called TO order by
the President,and opened with prayer
by Rev. DIR. Dillon.
The minutes of last meeting read
and approved.
Resignation of w. d. Tyler was
read and accepted, and Albert Briggs
was elected to fill the vacancy.
Resignation of W. II. Fife was read
and accepted, and Alfred A Plummer
was elected to fill the vacancy
Resignation of w B. Mcmillan
was read and accepted.
\ letter was read from Rev \. j.
Hanson and filed.
Hon j. r. Lewis read supplements
al and amendatory articles.
On motion Rev. A Laubach was
elected to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of Rev. W. b. Me-
MILAN. .
On motion it was decided that the
conference elect four trustees, the
Board of Trustees six. and the fol
lowing chtrgcs one each, viz: Seattle,
z churches,l Tacoma, Port Townsend
an Olympia.
j. J. H. VanBokke!en and Wesley
Warner were elected trustees.
Articles of Incorporation adopted,
signed and acknowledged.
Officers were elected as follows:
w. G. Squire, President,
n ID. Hill, Vice President,
Allen Weir, Secretary,
Alf A Plummer, Treasurer.
On motion the following resolution
was adopted;
ResOIred, That an executive committee
of seven members be appointed, four of
whom shall reside in Jefferson county.
Such committee shall have full power,
subject to the control of the board of
trustees,
TO select aud secure Il site for Univer-
sity buildings;
To secure money and property fer the
purpose of erecting suitable buildings,
and establishing and maintaining a
school;
TO secure buildings in the city of Port
Townsend for temporary use.
To employ Professors and teachers and
put i'll operation Il school as soon as may
be;
TO have all real estate donated to the
corporation conveyed by proper deed TO
the body corporate;
To pay over to the Treasurer all mon
les collected for the use of the corpora
tip, such funds to be paid ont by the
Treasurer on the order of the executive
committee.
On motion, Rev.J. n. Denison, was
elected President of the Faculty, and
Professor of Intellectual and Moral
Sciences.
Prof. o. G. Palmer was elected
Principal of the Academic Depart
ment-subject to arrangement by the
executive committee.
Prof. j. II. WOrman, of Syracuse,
New York, was elected Principal of
of the the Language Department and
Professor of Modern Languages, on
snbJect to arrangement by the exec
utive committee.
The Executive Committee elected
are as follows:
n. d. Hill. Allen Weir, G. VI. Brad
shaw, \. y Plummer, d. I. Denny,
j. Il. Lewis and j. n. Denison-
Miss Matte l.. Hansec was elected
Professor of Ancient Languages
subject to arrangement by executive
committee.
On motion the following resolution
WIS adopted:
RcsoIred, That we, the Trustees Of the
University of Puget Sound, do most
earnestly and respectfully petition the
| Commission Of the Puget Sound Annual
! Conference not TO establish a rival IustI
! tnt!01 to oar own ia the territory IF said
/ Conference, rSrrcseutIuE tr said Com
mission that the University uf Puget
. Suu.d is {. du., incorporated Institution
/ located ID tie vote IL The Conferences
proceeding in good faith under the
auspices of the Methodist EPiscopa
Church.